PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The U.S., European Union and others pledged $600 million in additional funds Wednesday to help hundreds of thousands struggling six months after a powerful earthquake struck Haiti’s southern region.The pledges made during a conference held by the United Nations and Haiti’s government fell short of an international push to raise $2 billion…Continue Reading

A group of migrants at Mexico’s southern border sewed their mouths shut Tuesday to demand that immigration authorities grant them passage toward the U.S. border.Photos published by Reuters show the migrants, mostly from Central and South America, using needles and plastic thread to tie their lips together in a bid to pressure Mexican authorities to…Continue Reading

BARCELONA, Spain — Canadian rescuers recovered more bodies from a Spanish fishing ship that sank in rough seas off Newfoundland, raising the confirmed death toll to nine, but the search for 12 missing sailors was called off Wednesday afternoon.Lt. Cmdr. Brian Owens, spokesperson of the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax, Canada, said all search…Continue Reading

The Beaverton had a pretty good take on the waffling Conservative support of the convoy: OTTAWA – Federal Conservatives are demanding the Trudeau government release a plan to finally bring to an end the Convoy protest that has held Ottawa hostage for over a week, and which they 100% stand behind. “The noise, harassment and…Continue Reading

82 Play0:000:00SettingsFullscreenLog in or sign up to leave a comment level 1This dude has a great smile!level 1To be fair I still make this face when I eat quesolevel 2It’s like you can see the wires/instinct in action processing and responding to creamy, savory, fat, and salt. Cooking/Food Science is so cool.level 1Instant happiness, what…Continue Reading

A Florida judge’s ruling Wednesday on records related to Bob Saget’s death investigation will keep sensitive information, including video and photos of his body, in the hands of the late actor’s loved ones for the time being.Saget’s family has an arcane 21-year-old Florida law — and the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt — to thank…Continue Reading

A federal judge in Georgia has temporarily blocked the U.S. military from enforcing its Covid-19 vaccine mandate against an Air Force officer seeking a religious exemption. The order was handed down a month after the unnamed officer, who is a Christian, filed a lawsuit alleging that the mandate violates her religious beliefs.The suit says the officer…Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — Eastern European governments are bracing for a potential refugee crisis if Russia launches an invasion of Ukraine, with possibly millions of civilians crossing the border into neighboring countries, Western officials and aid workers say.Apart from the humanitarian fallout, European officials expect Russia and its partners will try to exploit any major migration for…Continue Reading